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Watchdog fears some parents have ‘lost sight’ of need for school attendance

Pupil attendance is running “persistently” lower than before the pandemic after lockdowns broke the “clear social contract” on children going to school daily, an education leader has said. Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman described ongoing ...

13 Dec 2022 at 11:55

Kaley Cuoco reveals matching tattoo with Flight Attendant co-star

American actress Kaley Cuoco has revealed a matching “Boop” tattoo with The Flight Attendant co-star Zosia Mamet. They recently starred in Emmy-nominated black comedy The Flight Attendant, which returns for its second series later this month. ...

19 Apr 2022 at 19:55

$Restoring ‘fractured’ contract between parents and schools likely to take years$

Restoring ‘fractured’ contract between parents and schools likely to take years

Restoring the “fractured” social contract between families and schools – where parents ensured their children were in class daily – could take years, England’s education watchdog has warned. Amanda Spielman, Ofsted’s chief inspector, said ...

23 Nov 2023 at 14:51

Scotland

Number of pupils missing school not acceptable, says Education Secretary Gilruth

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth has branded the number of pupils missing school “not acceptable” as new figures showed a drop in attendance rates. She hit out after statistics showed that in 2022-23 almost a third (32.5%) of pupils ...

19 Mar 2024 at 14:07

Rise in unauthorised pupil absences in schools in England – figures

The number of unauthorised pupil absences from schools in England increased during the last academic year, Government figures suggest. Data from the Department for Education (DfE) indicates that the unauthorised absence rate rose ...

21 Mar 2024 at 20:01

Parents face higher fines for school absences as part of attendance drive

Parents in England who take their children out of class without permission will face higher fines as part of a drive to boost school attendance following the pandemic. The Department for Education (DfE) has said a fine must be ...

29 Feb 2024 at 07:16

Pupils may be missing school on Fridays as parents ‘try to beat holiday traffic’

Pupils could be missing school on Fridays because their parents are trying to avoid bank holiday traffic or they want longer holidays, a study has suggested. Absences from school at the end of the week are more common ahead ...

12 Sept 2024 at 23:13

Scotland

Gilruth ‘not against’ ordering research on impact of Covid lockdowns on schools

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth has said she is “not against” commissioning research into the impact of the Covid pandemic on Scotland’s schoolchildren – as she raised concerns that poor levels of attendance are ...

31 Aug 2024 at 16:15

Majority of parents not deterred by fines for term-time family holidays – survey

The majority of parents say fines for unauthorised absences would not deter them from taking their children out of school for a holiday, a survey has found. Half of parents are opposed to the policy in England ...

16 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

More than 100,000 children missed school at least once every fortnight

More than 100,000 Scottish schoolchildren missed at least a day of lessons every fortnight, with one former education boss now urging Holyrood ministers to get a grip of the problem. Some 138,312 pupils had ...

21 Nov 2022 at 01:01

We are ‘walking into unknown’ every day in ‘really dangerous’ job, says teacher

A teacher with nearly 30 years of experience has said the career that she once loved has become “dangerous” as she has witnessed a surge in “unacceptable” behaviour from pupils and parents including verbal ...

24 Nov 2023 at 10:41

Wimbledon attendance bounces back from Covid after sluggish start

Wimbledon has bounced back from the Covid-19 pandemic with more than half a million people flocking to the south-west London tennis championships after a sluggish start. The grand slam came to a close on ...

11 Jul 2022 at 01:01

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